First India to win gold medal at World Athletics Championships Neeraj Chopra became the star. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem (87.82 meters) won silver. Czech Republic’s Jakub Wadle (86.67) won bronze.
In the second attempt, Neeraj jumped to the first position by clearing a distance of 88.17 meters. In the third attempt, only 86.32 was enough. 84.64, 87.73, 83.98 were the distances Neeraj covered in subsequent attempts.
Kishore Jena of India along with Neeraj, D.P. Manu also competed in the men’s javelin throw final. Kishore finished fifth (84.77 m) and Manu (83.48 m) sixth. to
Neeraj Chopra’s season best throw of 88.77 meters in the qualification round. Neeraj Swarnam Karastha threw a distance of 87.58 meters in Tokyo Olympics. done